Guys in Loincloths was formed in July 2000. The four of us, Emu, Puffin (not penguin), Small But Very Dangerous South American Tree Frog, and Echidna....
 

Emu
Guitar

Raised on a potato farm in northern Idaho, Emu spent most of her time running from angry mobs that pelted her with scalloped potatoes as she played a harp she had constructed from string beans and potato skins. A local director had seen Emu successfully dodging her assailants while still playing her make-shift harp, and he invited her to join his studio. Unfortunately, the director was found to be clinically insane, had to declare bankruptcy, and was taken to a mental institution where he now resides. Emu was sent back to the farm, but not for long. Found buried in a pile of half-baked potatoes, Emu was rescued by a family of hungry beavers. She was thus inspired to start her own business selling used dental floss. When her business did not take off, she returned to playing her potato harp. Eventually she got enough money from people paying her to stop playing that she was able to buy a real harp.  However, she was soon forced to sell the farm due to a large infestation of potato bugs. Now out on the streets, Emu found that her real harp was not quite the same as a potato string bean harp. With her remaining money, she paid for lessons. The instructor informed Emu that while he was a musician, he could only teach her to play the guitar. The next day, Emu traded in her harp for a guitar. After a few years of taking lessons and playing at various street corners, Emu was discovered by the other three members of the Guys in Loincloths. And thus, the band was formed.

Puffin (not Penguin)
Bass

When she was born, it was naturally assumed that she would become the next most famous member of her family line. She would necessarily be a phenomenal doctor or lawyer or even a poet. But it was not to be. At the age of six, her parents, hoping to encourage her nursing tendencies, bought her a goldfish. Not three days later, it was floating at the top of the bowl. By this time, it was obvious that their daughter held authority in no high respect, and having never followed a rule, it was doubtful she would ever defend one. Lawyer was most definitely out. The parents even tried unsuccessfully for years to expose her to great works of prose and poetry: Byron, William Carlos Williams, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickens. But she wouldn't even recite "Humpty Dumpty." All of their grand hopes were dashed. One day, when she was fourteen, Puffin (not Penguin)'s eccentric uncle brought home a broken-down old string bass and put it in the rafters of the garage. She found it, fixed it, and began to play...
 
 

Small But Very Dangerous South American Tree Frog
Drums
 

She came out of the womb playing the drums and has been playing ever since.
 
 

Echidna
Lead vocals
 
 

The girl was found on a rock bluff in the outback. Doctors said she'd been raised by a local pack of nomadic dingoes. They speculated that she'd been exiled because of aggressive behavior towards the pack leader (she bit the lead dog) She grew up to become the 1989 world champion boogie boarder in her division. Since her introduction to the United States, she has acted as the criminal mastermind responsible for dozens of conspiracies undermining the American government. We could tell you how, but then we'd have to kill you.